Man kills his wife and commits suicide in Bayelsa
Man kills his wife and commits suicide in Bayelsa
A 46-year-old man identified as Patrick Markson, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife over what eyewitnesses described as domestic matters in their residence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday morning.
It was gathered that Mr Markson allegedly struck his wife on the head with a sledgehammer while she was in a deep sleep.
After killing her, he was said to have waited for her to bleed to death and afterwards drank what is suspected to be a poisonous substance.
According to sources, the 35 years old victim, identified as Mrs Hannah Markson, is from the Okotiama community in the Gbarain clan in Yenagoa.
While speaking with news correspondents, a family source, Mr Victor Kubor said: “I was surprised when I heard the news about their death. I know they were having issues, two weeks ago he complained to me about some marital issues, and I told him that we will see and discuss but we never did.”
“This morning a friend called me that both husband and wife were dead; that the husband (Patrick) beat the wife to death and drank snipper after his action. I am so shocked at the news, who did they leave the six children to? What a world!”
The elder sister to the deceased wife also spoke with news correspondents.
She said; “Yesterday we were frying garri and the husband called me that he wanted to speak with my sister if we were together, I told him that when I get to where she was I will pass the message. On reaching her I told her and immediately we tried reaching him but we couldn’t, later he called again but I have left where she was so he told me to tell her to bring garri for home use.
“This morning, the son called me that the mum was seen dead and he wants me to come, as I was going to the house I called him and he told me the dad too was dead. So when I got to their house I went straight to the room, and I saw them both lying on the bed dead, but I noticed a can of snipper by the bed and a big hammer.”
She added that the suspected genesis of their problem was when her husband died and she had a contract she engaged him in which he benefited N800,000 from.
